soundtrack
the morning we left for the honeymoon, erik picked out six CDs on our way out the door. it was a "just in case" sort of thing, since we were assuming the rental wouldn't have a CD player.

well, it did. we lucked out: a six-disc changer. i really couldn't tell you how many times we listened through all six CDs. we spiced it up with some Wyoming Public Radio whenever we could get reception. (they play a lot of bluegrass.)

our honeymoon was a lovely, melodic, chill, beautiful, and mellow time. and here's why:

eastmountainsouth - eastmountainsouth.
"hard times," and "too soon" are two of my new favorite songs. the lyrics, the voices, the fiddle... all haunting and beautiful and ethereal. and kick ass.



kings of convenience - quiet is the new loud.
we judged this book by its cover in a way. we fell in love with the album title and had to hear it. we listened to maybe 5 seconds of it in borders and bought it right away. these guys rock, in a quiet groovy sort of way. quiet is the new loud indeed.



mojave 3 - out of tune.
i could love this CD for "who do you love?" alone, but the whole thing is so beautiful and wrenching and guitar-strummy. perfect for windy wyoming roads.



neil halstead - sleeping on roads.
an amazing solo album by the lead singer of mojave 3. his voice is soothing and edgy at the same time. very fabulous.



over the rhine - good dog bad dog.
buy this CD. take me north south east or west... i'm gonna leave it up to you.



the innocence mission - glow.
karen peris has the most intriguing voice i've ever heard. "keeping awake" is a favorite song, too. erik gave me a stack of innocence mission CDs after our first date "to inspire" me. and how. i had heard "bright as yellow" before, but nothing else. i fell in love. with the band, with erik. also, read the lucky bastard jason's article about their latest album here.

due to the redundant nature of only having six CDs on a 10-day driving-heavy trip, we pretty much came home and hid those CDs away for a long while. it wasn't until this weekend that we finally dusted them off again.

we listened to eastmountainsouth on the way home from palm springs sunday night, and i realized that for the rest of my life, these songs will send me back to the most beautiful place in america and the most beautiful time in my life.